Investing in companies that create competitive advantage through data.

Mentors: an essential engine for growth

As I’ve gotten older I’ve become increasingly reflective on the seemingly random twists and turns in my life. Most of this consideration has gone towards my professional life, as I [...]

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Creating competitive advantage through data

I’ve been focused on investing in data-centric businesses for almost eight years. Over this time period, my view of what generates true competitive advantage through data has changed. Where tools [...]

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The Business of Big Data

The Business of Big Data My colleague Andrew Cove and I gave a presentation today at General Assembly on the business of big data. This is something we think about daily at IA Ventures and rests squarely at [...]

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The right fund for the mission

As someone who has decided to build a venture investing firm for the long run, this is a question that weighs heavily on my mind. From my perspective, raising a [...]

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Roger Ehrenberg

Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures.

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Brad Gillespie

Brad is a seasoned technology leader with over fifteen years of experience.

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Ben Siscovick

Ben is a member of the IA investment team with prior experience as an entrepreneur, startup operator and investment banker.

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Jesse Beyroutey

Jesse is an analyst and aspiring entrepreneur at IA.

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Drew Conway

Drew Conway is Scientist-in-Residence at IA Ventures.

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Julie Park

Julie Park is the office manager at IA Ventures.

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Joey Capasso

Joey Capasso is responsible for making things happen at IA Ventures.

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Blog

- May
- 17
Is FB the next BX?

by Roger Ehrenberg

The euphoria surrounding the upcoming Facebook IPO is reaching untold levels. Retail brokers have stopped taking orders. The offering price range has been sharply increased. And the amount of stock [...]

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- May
- 17
LTCM. Amaranth. JP Morgan?

by Roger Ehrenberg

Will Jamie Dimon go down in history as the John Meriwether of this generation? Or perhaps the Nick Maounis of our time? Either metaphor can’t make the current CEO of [...]

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- May
- 14
Building the perfect machine

by Roger Ehrenberg

If the goal is to do something exceptional, nothing is more important than building a great team. It is very rare that success is a truly individual discipline. Whether one [...]

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- May
- 11
Play your game

by Roger Ehrenberg

I’ve written a lot about the importance of focus among start-up teams. This is a very closely held belief. Develop a hypothesis. Test the hypothesis. If proven, move forward and [...]

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